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One man drowned, another in critical condition after being pulled from N.O. waterways Thursday

21-year-old swimmer missing in Lake Pontchartrain

Police said that one man has died and another remains in critical condition after being pulled from waterways near Lake Pontchartrain on Thursday afternoon. The incidents are not related.
(Ted Jackson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

One man has died and another remains in critical condition after being pulled from public waterways Thursday afternoon, according to the New Orleans Police Department. EMS reported that the men were recovered in separate incidents near Lake Pontchartrain, and one man later died in the hospital, NOPD reported.

WWL TV published a report saying that both men were pulled out of the water around 4 p.m. Thursday, and that they are both between 20 and 30 years old.